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[42itous]

Some of my family got together to celebrate what would have been my maternal grandfather's 100th birthday last weekend. My aunt Janet made this nusstorte, from a little recipe booklet we compiled when we celebrated my grandmother's 80th birthday. I never met my grandfather, Rudi Anker -- he died suddenly from a heart attack when my mother and her siblings were children. The last birthday cake that my grandmother made for him was probably a rich chocolate cake, his favorite, but since some of us have problems with chocolate causing headaches, we opted for the nusstorte instead.

[elainetyger]

It's very pretty. Funny to celebrate the birthdate of someone you've never met, and a lovely idea for a family gathering.

[42itous]

Huh, it's never struck me as funny because I grew up celebrating Rudi's birthday -- usually we got carnations because they were his favorite flower.